![]() ![]() “I don’t know if I can protect anyone-” Willa started to say, but following his sister’s lead, Iska leapt at Willa and embraced her, wrapping both his arms around her. “Sshh! We’re supposed to be hiding!” Hialeah scolded him. ![]() “You came back!” Iska said enthusiastically as he crawled out of the cave, holding his little brother by the hand. “I got a little help from an old friend,” Willa said. “The cut…” Hialeah said in astonishment, “…and your other wounds…They’re almost healed.” When they separated, Hialeah looked Willa over more closely, checking the bandage on her neck. ![]() “Thank you for saving me and my brothers,” Hialeah said. It was a strange and glorious feeling to be held by this bold human girl, to feel the arms of her friendship around her. Hialeah was probably her same age, but taller and stronger than her, and there was something invigorating about her embrace. It startled Willa when Hialeah wrapped her arms around her and pulled her close. “You made it!” she said as she moved toward her. Willa moved forward through the broken tumble of giant rocks until she was no more than a few steps from Hialeah, then slowly revealed herself, trying not to startle her. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |